RECON: TNO occultation with 14KC102

Event between 14KC102 and star GA0780:07127391 with event index number of 281225

Geocentric closest approach at 2020/07/15 04:48:46 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:38:58.5 -10:41:24
Equinox of date position of star is 17:40:05.7 -10:42:00
Stellar brightness G=16.9, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 142 degrees from the moon. Moon is 29% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=24.8

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TNO is 30.0 AU from the Sun and 29.1 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 20.1 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 3.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 238 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 1218 km.
The sky-plane scale is 21106.1 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=10.0
Diameter=226.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 3.0 sec chord
Diameter=92.2 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 1.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 14KC102, (2020/07/15 04:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:40.2 -26:28:33  0.9 22.74 156
35Eta Oph      17:11:33.5 -15:44:56  2.6  8.59 150
PPM 233365     17:39:17.9 -10:56:13  5.7  0.31 142
PPM 233403     17:40:36.7 -11:16:37  8.4  0.59 142
PPM 233397     17:40:28.5 -10:42:40  9.2  0.09 142
14KC102        17:40:06.9 -10:42:01 16.9       142
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 3.8 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 17.6 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=1.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Clarence Fulton 04:49:15 -6.5 NT Down 27.0 159.8 Low 04:34:15 - 05:04:15 4591
Kelowna 04:49:16 -6.7 NT Down 27.3 159.6 Low 04:34:16 - 05:04:16 4572
Peachland 04:49:17 -6.7 NT Down 27.4 159.2 Low 04:34:17 - 05:04:17 4568
Summerland 04:49:16 -6.8 NT Down 27.5 159.3 Low 04:34:16 - 05:04:16 4560
Penticton 04:49:16 -6.9 NT Down 27.6 159.4 Low 04:34:16 - 05:04:16 4556
Oliver 04:49:17 -7.2 NT Down 28.0 159.4 Low 04:34:17 - 05:04:17 4537
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 04:49:17 -7.4 NT Down 28.2 159.5 Low 04:34:17 - 05:04:17 4528
Victoria 04:49:31 -5.8 CT Down 27.6 155.1 Low 04:34:31 - 05:04:31 4518
Tonasket 04:49:18 -7.6 NT Down 28.4 159.4 Low 04:34:18 - 05:04:18 4511
Okanogan 04:49:18 -7.7 NT Down 28.7 159.2 Low 04:34:18 - 05:04:18 4494
Brewster 04:49:20 -7.8 NT Down 28.9 158.9 Low 04:34:20 - 05:04:20 4480
Manson/Chelan 04:49:21 -7.8 NT Down 29.0 158.5 Low 04:34:21 - 05:04:21 4470
Entiat 04:49:22 -7.9 NT Down 29.2 158.4 Low 04:34:22 - 05:04:22 4458
Wenatchee 04:49:23 -8.1 NT Down 29.4 158.2 Low 04:34:23 - 05:04:23 4445
Ellensburg 04:49:24 -8.2 NT Down 29.8 157.9 Low 04:34:24 - 05:04:24 4423
Yakima 04:49:24 -8.5 NT Down 30.1 157.8 Up 04:34:24 - 05:04:24 4400
Toppenish/White Swan 04:49:25 -8.7 NT Down 30.4 157.9 Up 04:34:25 - 05:04:25 4387
Pasco 04:49:20 -9.4 NT Down 30.8 159.3 Up 04:34:20 - 05:04:20 4373
PNWRO 04:49:20 -9.7 NT Down 31.1 159.5 Up 04:34:20 - 05:04:20 4358
Goldendale 04:49:28 -8.9 NT Down 30.8 157.3 Up 04:34:28 - 05:04:28 4357
The Dalles 04:49:29 -8.9 NT Down 30.9 156.9 Up 04:34:29 - 05:04:29 4345
Maupin 04:49:29 -9.2 NT Down 31.3 156.9 Up 04:34:29 - 05:04:29 4320
Sisters 04:49:33 -9.6 NT Down 32.0 156.2 Up 04:34:33 - 05:04:33 4270
Redmond 04:49:31 -9.8 NT Down 32.1 156.6 Up 04:34:31 - 05:04:31 4267
Bend 04:49:32 -9.9 NT Down 32.3 156.4 Up 04:34:32 - 05:04:32 4254
Oregon Observatory 04:49:33 -9.9 NT Down 32.4 156.2 Up 04:34:33 - 05:04:33 4245
La Pine/Gilchrist 04:49:34 -10.1 NT Down 32.6 156.1 Up 04:34:34 - 05:04:34 4232
North Lake 04:49:32 -10.7 NT Down 33.1 156.6 Up 04:34:32 - 05:04:32 4203
Paisley 04:49:32 -11.2 NT Down 33.7 156.9 Up 04:34:32 - 05:04:32 4166
Klamath Falls 04:49:37 -10.9 NT Down 33.8 155.4 Up 04:34:37 - 05:04:37 4142
Lakeview 04:49:32 -11.7 NT Down 34.3 157.0 Up 04:34:32 - 05:04:32 4133
Cedarville 04:49:32 -12.2 AT Down 34.9 157.0 Up 04:34:32 - 05:04:32 4090
Fall River/Burney 04:49:38 -11.9 NT Down 35.0 155.5 Up 04:34:38 - 05:04:38 4064
Susanville 04:49:35 -12.8 AT Down 35.8 156.2 Up 04:34:35 - 05:04:35 4019
Greenville 04:49:37 -12.8 AT Down 36.0 155.7 Up 04:34:37 - 05:04:37 4001
Gimple 04:49:37 -12.8 AT Down 36.0 155.8 Up 04:34:37 - 05:04:37 4001
Quincy 04:49:38 -12.9 AT Down 36.2 155.7 Up 04:34:38 - 05:04:38 3988
Portola 04:49:36 -13.3 AT Down 36.4 156.2 Up 04:34:36 - 05:04:36 3977
Reno 04:49:34 -13.8 AT Down 36.9 156.9 Up 04:34:34 - 05:04:34 3956
Carson City 04:49:35 -14.1 AT Down 37.2 156.8 Up 04:34:35 - 05:04:35 3931
Yerington 04:49:32 -14.6 AT Down 37.6 157.5 Up 04:34:32 - 05:04:32 3914
Gardnerville 04:49:35 -14.3 AT Down 37.4 156.8 Up 04:34:35 - 05:04:35 3914
Niwot 04:48:34 -20.5 Dark Down 39.0 174.6 Up 04:33:34 - 05:03:34 3885
Hawthorne 04:49:31 -15.2 AT Down 38.1 157.9 Up 04:34:31 - 05:04:31 3879
SwRI 04:48:34 -20.6 Dark Down 39.1 174.5 Up 04:33:34 - 05:03:34 3878
Lee Vining 04:49:33 -15.3 AT Down 38.5 157.2 Up 04:34:33 - 05:04:33 3842
Tonopah 04:49:26 -16.3 AT Down 39.0 159.5 Up 04:34:26 - 05:04:26 3838
Bishop 04:49:31 -16.1 AT Down 39.3 157.9 Up 04:34:31 - 05:04:31 3795
Beatty 04:49:25 -17.4 AT Down 40.2 159.7 Up 04:34:25 - 05:04:25 3751
Indian Springs 04:49:21 -18.2 Dark Down 40.8 160.9 Up 04:34:21 - 05:04:21 3720
Henderson 04:49:19 -19.0 Dark Down 41.5 161.6 Up 04:34:19 - 05:04:19 3676
CPSLO 04:49:44 -16.2 AT Down 40.5 154.5 Up 04:34:44 - 05:04:44 3657
Searchlight/Boulder City 04:49:20 -19.4 Dark Down 42.0 161.6 Up 04:34:20 - 05:04:20 3633
Patrick 04:49:15 -20.0 Dark Down 42.3 162.9 Up 04:34:15 - 05:04:15 3622
Laughlin/Bullhead City 04:49:18 -19.8 Dark Down 42.4 161.9 Up 04:34:18 - 05:04:18 3608
Kingman/Dolan Springs 04:49:16 -20.1 Dark Down 42.5 162.6 Up 04:34:16 - 05:04:16 3606
DCO 04:49:12 -20.6 Dark Down 42.8 163.7 Up 04:34:12 - 05:04:12 3593
Mohave Valley 04:49:19 -20.0 Dark Down 42.7 161.9 Up 04:34:19 - 05:04:19 3587
Lake Havasu City 04:49:18 -20.5 Dark Down 43.1 162.1 Up 04:34:18 - 05:04:18 3555
Wildwood 04:49:37 -18.3 Dark Down 42.3 156.6 Up 04:34:37 - 05:04:37 3554
Parker 04:49:18 -20.7 Dark Down 43.4 162.0 Up 04:34:18 - 05:04:18 3528
Idyllwild 04:49:29 -19.6 Dark Down 43.2 158.8 Up 04:34:29 - 05:04:29 3515
Blythe 04:49:20 -20.9 Dark Down 43.9 161.5 Up 04:34:20 - 05:04:20 3490
George/Scottsdale 04:49:08 -22.4 Dark Down 44.4 165.1 Up 04:34:08 - 05:04:08 3476
Calipatria 04:49:25 -20.8 Dark Down 44.1 160.1 Up 04:34:25 - 05:04:25 3459
Yuma 04:49:22 -21.6 Dark Down 44.7 161.1 Up 04:34:22 - 05:04:22 3418

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 14KC102, (2020/07/15 04:49UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 22.74 156
35Eta Oph      17:10:22.7 -15:43:29  2.6  8.59 150
PPM 233365     17:38:09.5 -10:55:35  5.7  0.31 142
PPM 233403     17:39:28.1 -11:16:01  8.4  0.59 142
PPM 233397     17:39:20.2 -10:42:04  9.2  0.09 142
14KC102        17:38:58.5 -10:41:24 16.9       142
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2020/03/11 21:01:27 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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